​​Making ice cream is not a complicated thing. You don't need a machine to make delicious ice cream, all you need is a few ingredients and 6 or 8 hours to freeze it. My mom used to make this with Kool Aid when I was a kid, but you can really use any kind of drink mix that is unsweetened. It is so simple to make, only four ingredients! Make a few batches for the weekend or that Labor Day get together, it is always a hit with kids and adults alike.
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Have you always avoided making pickles because you thought it was complicated and messy? Or maybe because you thought it took a long time or was expensive? Many people think that they cannot make their own pickles if they don't grown their own cucumbers. Think again! You can make delicious pickles in just a few minutes, and you can do it with cucumbers that you buy in the store. You can still save a ton of money, even if you buy all the ingredients.

As an added bonus, you know exactly what you are getting with these pickles. They don't have a ton of hidden salt, sugar, or preservatives. I know this sounds too good to be true, but trust me, it isn't. I know because I did it and I have never made refrigerator pickles before in my life. These pickles are delicious!
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My sweet banana peppers are very prolific this year. One garden bed has been coming in heavy for weeks and the other one, which I planted later is just starting to get little peppers on the plants. Needless to say, I will not be hurting for peppers this winter. What I may be needing more of is storage. We only have one chest freezer, so I decided to put up a bunch of peppers by dehydrating them. It's easy and drastically cuts down on the amount of storage space needed!​